How To Install libfontconfig1-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontconfig1-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libfontconfig1-dbg
libfontconfig1-dbg is:
Fontconfig is a font configuration and customization library, which does not depend on the X Window System. It is designed to locate fonts within the system and select them according to requirements specified by applications.
This package contains the debugging symbols associated with libfontconfig1. They will automatically be used by gdb for debugging fontconfig-related issues. It should be installed when experiencing crashes involving fontconfig so that a better backtrace is provided in the bug report.
There are three methods to install libfontconfig1-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfontconfig1-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontconfig1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfontconfig1-dbg
Install libfontconfig1-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontconfig1-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfontconfig1-dbg
Install libfontconfig1-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfontconfig1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfontconfig1-dbg
How To Uninstall libfontconfig1-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfontconfig1-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfontconfig1-dbg
Uninstall libfontconfig1-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfontconfig1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfontconfig1-dbg
Remove libfontconfig1-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libfontconfig1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfontconfig1-dbg
Remove libfontconfig1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfontconfig1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfontconfig1-dbg
Dependencies
libfontconfig1-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfontconfig1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
